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...spite of almost daily political disturbances, the opera season closed with its usual brilliance. Opera in Egypt is state organized and state subsidized. The Royal Opera House was built by Khedive Ismail as part of the celebrations in connection with the opening of the Suez Canal in 1869. Verdi wrote an opera for its opening-Aida, and ever since Aida has opened the Cairo season. Since the war the visiting companies have been chiefly Italian. It is from the business community that the greater part of the opera audiences are drawn. Egyptians are generally indifferent. Italians, Greeks, Syrians, but above...
...perhaps the middle ground between an opera like "Rigoletto" and one which may be written twenty years from now. The music is entirely modern, melodically and harmonically, and modern the orchestration; and then, in contrast, one finds a story which, with its antique romanticism, would have recommended itself to Verdi. The time is the middle ages, and the story, quickly told, involves a wife who has been unfaithful to her husband while he is off fighting the invaders. His blind father knows the guilt but not the name of the lover, Avito, so he keeps silence. The husband Manfredo...
...Symphony Hall: March, "Stars and Stripes Forever" Sousa Overture, "H Guarany" Gomes Waltz, "Artists Life" J. Strauss Fantasia, "Lohengrin" Wagner Two numbers from the "Lyric Suite", Shepherd Boy--March of the Dwarfs Grieg Eili, Eili, Arranged by Jacchia Largo Handel Second Hungarian Rhapsody Lisst Introduction to Othello. Verdi Hindu Song Rimsky-Korsakov Slavic March Chaikovsky
...Overture, II Guarany", Gomez Waltz, "Artists' Life". Strauss Fantasia, "Lohengrin", Wagner Lyric Suite. a. Shepherd's Boy Grieg b.March of the Dwarfs Elli, Elli, Arranged by Agido Jacchia (Trumpet solo--Georges Mager) Largo. Handel (Solo violin, harp, organ and strings) Second Hungarian Rhapsody, Liszt Introduction to "Othello" (The Tempest) Verdi Hindu Song. Rimsky-Korsakov Marche Slave, Tschaikovsky
...following program will be presented at the "Pops" concert tonight at 8.15 o'clock in Symphony Hall: 1 Triumphal March from "Aida" Verdi 2 Overture to "Rienzi" Wagner 3 Waltz, "Vienna Blood" Strauss 4 Fantasia, "Samson and Delilah Saint-Saens 5 Ballet Suite, "Coppelia" Delibes a. Slavic Theme and Variations. b. Valse. c. Czardas. 6 Capriccio D. Seariatti, 1685-1757 7 "Eili, Eili" Arranged for Orchestra by Agide Jacehia. Solo Trumpet, Georges Mager. 8 Rhapsody, "Espana" Chabrier 9 Selection, "Sally" Kern 10 Largo Solo Violin, Harp, Organ and Strings. Handel 11 Hungarian March Berlior